QLD Go Global Export Program

The QLD Go Global Export Program provides Queensland’s export-ready small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with funding to finalise an export deal in a new market.

Matched funding of up to $25,000 (excluding GST) is available.

Eligibility criteria:

To be eligible to apply for the GGEP the applicant organisation must:

• have an active ABN and be registered for GST
• be an Australian company headquartered in Queensland
• submit only one application per eligible business or financial beneficiary1 under each round
• have no more than 200 full-time-equivalent employees
• have a project and export outcome capable of being completed within 12 months
• be pre-qualified by TIQ as export-ready (NB. do not need to be currently exporting)
• have the buyer pre-qualified by a TIQ Trade Advisor
• have documented proof of proposed sale for the export of goods or services (into a new market)
• produce and export Queensland products and not act as a consolidator or distributor of Queensland, other domestic or imported products.

Eligible project costs

The grant is available to support project costs that improve the ability of your business to export goods or services or engage in international trade. Costs attributed to ordinary, everyday operations of your business are not eligible.

Eligible project costs include but are not limited to:

• external costs for export business advisory services and tools, for example: ‒ market entry requirements, e.g., registrations, documentation, and compliance and professional advice (accounting, financial, legal) on contract negotiation, IP protection, counterfeit protection, or attracting funding to scale-up to meet demand
• external costs of product testing and redesign, packaging and labelling required to meet an export market requirement
• external costs to gain export accreditation and free trade agreement documents (expenses incurred to gain various export related accreditation for, but not limited, to Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point or Halal accreditation)
• external costs of a trial export program e.g., logistics involved in delivering the first export activity in a new market (product samples or trial shipment with no commercial outcome or return on investment)
• external costs associated with product approvals, installation, training, operations, and maintenance required for a new client or market. Travel is only accepted for these defined activities and not for any business development purpose.

Ineligible project costs and activities

Funds, cannot be used to cover ineligible project costs which include (but are not limited to):

• any program, project or activity that is subsidised directly by another government agency
• participation in study tours or other missions, regardless of the organiser
• participation in, or contribution to, booth, expo or event costs
• cost of inventory or raw materials in the production of the good or service
• travel for business development purposes
• internal costs of routine operational business activities (i.e. staff expenditure, food and beverage expenditure).

How to Apply

To learn more and apply for the QLD Go Global Export Program click here

Note applications close 11 September 2023

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